Latest survey data showed economic activity rising at a slower rate at the beginning of 2022, with combined manufacturing and service sector output growth easing to a nine-month low. For manufacturing, there was a slight improvement in sector expansion, but a notable easing in services growth weighed on the overall performance of the French economy. Once again, the latest PMI data continued to highlight the effects that the latest wave of COVID19 infections, as well on-going supply chain disruptions, are having on economic activity. Inflationary pressures also intensified across France, with output prices increasing ... (full story)